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TABLE 6: TASK 6 - REFLECTIVE JOURNAL (FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT)

Assessment Task 6: Reflective journal

Outcome Assessment Feedback 21 century Type of Bloom’s Tool Theoretical justification /
st
technique / skill learning Taxonomy online assessment principle
Purpose
LO: Understand the benefits of reflection Formative Instructor Critical thinking Constructivist Create Online journal Reflection
as part of learning assessment voice Technology approach High-quality feedback
LO: Decide how to use a reflective recorded literacy PBL Readymade tools
journal to improve learning feedback Initiative Variety of online assessment
LO: Write reflectively about learning Creativity tools and techniques
Technology enabled authentic
learning
Task 6: Basic description (Find the Reflective Journal here)
Students to write a reflective journal after each assessment task, capturing their reflections.
Students to identify the main topic of their learning and demonstrate their thinking and learning process.
Reflection 1: After Task 1
Reflection 2: After Task 2
Reflection 3: After Task 3
Reflection 4: After Task 4
Reflection 5: After Task 5
Reflection 6: Summary Reflection after summative assessment

Reasons for this activity:
1. Reflections assist learners to learn from a unit of content.
2. Reflections primary purpose is to explore experience, enhance understanding and to improve future thinking, actions, and experiences.
3. “Reflective prompts” assist students to focus on one aspect of learning and promotes critical thinking (Pena & Almaguer, 2012).
4. Reflective writing assist students in improving writing skills.
5. Guided reflective writing promotes students to reflect on their thinking and how to solve problems (Dunlap C., 2006).

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